German Education

How is German education important and different? Well, in Germany their education is important because it's a source of their pride.Their education is a lot different from our education in America. In the following paragraphs I will tell you why it's different.

In Germany, education is different because their pre-school begins at the age of 4. They go to full-time, mandatory schooling between the ages of 6 and 15. Those with the highest grades go to a high school called Gymnasium for 12 and 13 years, the middle group go to a high school called Realschule that is 2 years shorter than Gymnasium, and the third group is called Hauptschule that last nine years. Graduates from Hauptschule usually go to apprenticeships in the manual or technical fields. Almost all jobs have a school or program to train you for it, because they have extra training they have higher salaries than us in the U.S. Children that have learning difficulties go to special schools called Sonderschule.

Education is free for children. Germany has a 99% literacy rate for people over the age of 15. Germany disallowed families to home school their children. Today, the schools are overseen primarily by the German states, with little federal government influence. Students help to clean up the classrooms and surrounding grounds. German education is a very interresting subject. There are so many rules. That's all about German eduction. We hope this information helps you in some way.

How is German education important and different? Well, in Germany their education is important because it's a source of pride.There education is a lot different from our education in America. In the following paragraphs I will tell you why it's different.

In Germany education is different because their pre-school begins at the age of 4 another thing is that they go to full-time schooling and it is mandatory for students between the ages of 6 and 15. Those with the highest grades go to high school called Gymnasium for 12 and 13 years, the middle group go to a high school called Realschule that is 2 years shorter than Gymnasium. The third group is called Hauptschule that last nine years. Graduates from Hauptschule usually go to apprenticeships in the manual or technical fields. Almost all jobs have a school or program to train you for it, because they have extra training they have extra salaries are much more than us in the U.S. Children that have learning difficulties go to special schools called Sonderschule.

There education is free to its children. Germany has a 99% literacy rate for people over the age of 15. Germany disallowed families to home school their children. Today, the schools are overseen primarily by the German states, with little federal government influence. Germany has a 99% literacy rate for people over the age of 15. Students help to clean up the classrooms and surrounding grounds.German Education is a very interresting subject there are so many rules, thats all about German eduction hope this information helps you in some way.

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• Education is a source of pride

• There pre-school begins at the age of 4

• Full-time schooling is mandatory for students between ages 6 and 15

• It also continues on a chosen track until age 18

• At age 11,they are divided into three groups according to their grades

• Students enter a job training program or enter a university

• Those with the highest grades go to high school called Gymnasium for 12 to 13 years

• Those in the middle group go to a high school known as Realschule, that is two years shorter than Gymnasium

• The third group is called Hauptschule, that lasts nine years

• Graduates from Hauptschule usually go to apprenticeships in the manual or technical fields

• Almost all jobs have a school or program to train you for it

• Because of extra training, their salaries are much more than in the U.S.

• Children that have learning difficulties go to special schools called Sonderschule

• Entrance to universities are difficult

• Entrance to public universities are depending on the Abitur exam, grade point average, and time of graduation from Gymnasium

• To enter private and medical schools require additional testing

• Private universities have appeared, mostly in the western part of Germany

• Some of these offer a very rigorous level of education, but tuition is often very expensive

• Many German medicine students often study in Austria because admission requirements there are less restrictive than in Germany

• Adult education centers (Volkshochschule) offer a variety of courses that can be taken in the evening

• Subjects offered include languages, cooking, business, computers, culture, and many more

• Tests can be taken at various regional offices throughout the country

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• Germany also developed one of the finest university systems in the world. In the late 1800's and early 1900's, students came from many countries to study in Germany

• German states were among the first in the world to set up a public education system for all children

• Education in Germany is controlled by the individual states

• Children must go to school full-time for at least 9 or 10 years, starting at age 6

• The length of time children spend in elementary and other types of schools varies from state to state

• Most German states, children attend elementary school for four years. Children may then go to one of several types of schools

• Gymnasium is a traditional junior and senior high school

• Children attend elementary school for four years

• Children may then go to one of several types of schools

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• Free education to its children

• Germany has a 99% literacy rate for people over the age of 15

• Germany disallowed families to home school their children.

• Today, the schools are overseen primarily by the German states, with little federal government influence. Germany has a 99% literacy rate for people over the age of 15. Students help to clean up the classrooms and surrounding grounds.